Eventbrite Hires Away A Googler, Launches In Canada and Ireland

Google Last month, Eventbrite launched its first international office in London. Today it is announcing a new hire, ex-Googler Stephanie Hannon, as VP of International. It is also launching in Canada and Ireland.

Next Eventbrite will translate its site in French, Canadian French and Spanish. Eventbrite has been on a tear lately. It raised $50 million this summer and it was used to organize events in 147 countries last year. "As we expand in 2012, we'll be following the users—where we see growth, we'll experiment with rapid iteration to determine how we can best serve every distinct community on our platform," Hannon says in a release.

The only ticketing company was founded in 2006 by Kevin and Julie Hartz and CTO Renaud Visage.